The difference between fatty liver and alcoholic liver, it needs to be treated as soon as possible

Fatty liver and alcoholic liver are very common diseases nowadays. Both are related to frequent drinking, and if not treated in time, they will cause more serious diseases, such as cirrhosis. Patients must first quit drinking and take relevant drug treatment in time.

1. Fatty liver is a disease caused by excessive fat accumulation inside liver cells due to one or more reasons. Fatty liver is more common in obese people.

2. Alcoholic liver disease is a type of liver damage caused by long-term and excessive drinking or alcoholism, which is more common in people who drink alcohol for a long time. Cirrhosis is a chronic, progressive, diffuse change in the liver caused by various reasons. It is the common terminal stage of various liver injuries and develops from liver fibrosis caused by various reasons. It is characterized by hepatocyte degeneration and necrosis.

3. Cirrhosis is the final stage of development of alcoholic liver and fatty liver. It is recommended that people with liver diseases, such as alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver disease or cirrhosis, should actively undergo liver protection treatment. They can use the Chinese medicine Schisandra chinensis liver-nourishing tablets to carry out liver protection treatment, which can enhance the patient's immunity and resistance, improve liver function, reduce transaminase, repair liver damage, and prevent the occurrence of liver fibrosis.

4. Treatment of fatty liver

(1) Treatment targeting risk factors

If the causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be controlled, simple fatty liver disease and fatty liver hepatitis can be reversed or even completely recovered, which is the most important measure for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Weight loss and exercise can improve insulin resistance and are the best measures to treat obesity-related non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Limit calorie and fat intake to gradually reduce weight, but be aware that rapid weight loss may aggravate liver damage, and weight and liver function should be monitored during the weight loss process. Exercise should be sufficient and persistent. Dietary restriction and structural adjustment are the main measures for patients with hyperlipidemia. Lipid-lowering drugs should be used with caution, because they will drive blood lipids to concentrate more in the liver for metabolism, often leading to further damage to liver cells. It is generally believed that lipid-lowering drugs are only used for those with significantly elevated blood lipids, and liver function should be closely monitored during medication. Blood sugar should be actively controlled in diabetic patients.

(2) Drug treatment

The efficacy of the drugs currently used clinically to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is uncertain. Polyene phosphatidylcholine, S-adenosylmethionine, etc. can be tried because they have few adverse reactions. Vitamin E has antioxidant effects and can reduce oxidative stress. It has been suggested that it can be routinely used in the treatment of fatty liver hepatitis.

(3) Quitting drinking

Quitting drinking is the key to treating alcoholic liver disease. If it is only alcoholic fatty liver, the progression of fatty liver will stop after 4 to 6 weeks of abstinence from alcohol and will eventually return to normal. Complete abstinence from alcohol can gradually alleviate the clinical symptoms of mild to moderate alcoholic hepatitis, elevated serum transaminases and even pathological changes, and significantly improve the survival rate of patients with alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis.